This record of the marriage of John Petry (1860-1942) and Mary P. (Lemasters) Petry (1849-1929) was located at the Jay County Historical Society.

John was the son of Charles and Susannah (Wehrly) Petry. Mary was the daughter of Luman Walker and Nancy (Young) Lemasters. The marriage took place at the home of the bride and was performed by her uncle, Phillip Lemasters (1836-1915), a Methodist minister.

Interestingly, this was a first marriage for both, yet she was to be 35 at her next birthday, and he only 24. According to census records, they had at least 4 children, the last born when Mary was 43.